Can you ever be a writer without being an avid reader? I credit my late father for sharing his love of reading with me. You might remember me sharing this story with you before, but for those new to the TWL community, here it is. When I was a little girl, without fail, every…
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Friday Ramblings From An Author-It’s Summer…
Or winter depending on what part of the world you live. Either way, it marks a new beginning. Days start getting shorter again or longer. New beginnings are perfect to look at goals. Ones you’ve set or ones you want to set. Recently, I’ve discovered that it’s goals and motivation that are the biggest hurdles, or…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Revisiting Characters
Get outside while you can has become my new slogan. One day sunny and warm, the next three, chilly and overcast/rainy. I think spring’s forgotten to visit this year. At least it makes you think about making the most of every day! With the great outdoors not calling my name, I got lots of work…
The Books of Summer 2018
Here are the twelve books I’ve picked for my summer reading 2018. A full disclosure here… I recently signed up to be an Amazon Associate so I’ve included links to each book and should you buy one I’ll get an affiliate fee. To The Bridge by Nancy Rommelmann This year I’ve decided to…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Hello June
June 1st, half the year is almost done. What have you done to achieve your goals? Are you one step closer to realizing your dream? It’s one of the reasons I’ve decided on the summer writing retreat or should I say challenge? Three months to get a book started or finally finished. I’ll be telling…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Scrabble by Candlelight
Wow, what a week it’s been. Late Tuesday afternoon, a huge storm rolled through town and we lost power for about 16 hours. Luckily there wasn’t any damage like the storm back in 2013 but it isn’t until you’re without electricity that you realize how much you rely it for so much. No computer, no TV, and no lights…
Book Reviewing-Improve Your Writing Skills
Love reading and what to improve your writing skills… I’m constantly asked for writing tips and one I always mention is becoming a book reviewer and here’s why- If you’re a beginning writer and can’t figure out what sort of book you’d like to write, reviewing might be for you. You’ll be able…
NaNoWriMo-Day 11
Lots of NaNoWriMo participants give up reading during the challenge. Sometimes it’s because of lack of time but for many it’s because they don’t want to get sidetracked with an another author’s work. My tip of the day is keep reading during November. I’ve had days where the muse seems on vacation, but oftentimes taking a…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Back to Work
I like to think of the end of summer as the start of a new year. There’s less pressure on you to keep your goals and resolutions. I didn’t get quite get as much done as I’d planned over the last three months. One thing I didn’t achieve was reading twenty books. Maybe it was a…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-A Little of Everything
Another week that’s just flown by and I’ve been doing something of everything. I even ate lunch in front of the TV and watched tennis at Wimbledon every day. I got my edits for my next release, and a release date of August 30th for Cash which is book seven in my Big Sky County series….